Family Programming
What is OrpheumKids?
Co-Produced by Foxboro mothers; Colleen Brightman and Lesleyann Foster, in conjunction with Bay Colony Productions at The Orpheum Theatre, we are proud to announce our new OrpheumKids program!
A program designed to help parents find wonderful and affordable programs and events to do with their children while supporting a local community arts organization. OrpheumKids will include carefully selected talented musical performances, educational events, quality programs and other entertainment.
Questions? Email us at orpheumkids@comcast.net
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Upcoming OrpheumKids Events:
If You Give a Pig a Pancake & Other Storybooks
Tuesday, June 2nd at 9:30am & 11:30am
Live on Stage! Seven delightful stories come to life in Theatreworks USA's musical revue. Performed by a multi-talented cast, the stories represent various issues themes and ideas relevant to a broad and diverse audience of children.
Books featured in the show include:
* DIARY OF A WORM It's great to be a worm, but a wormy life also has its difficulties (like wiggling across a playground as human kids jump rope). Follow a worm's adventures as he writes about them all in his diary.
* FLUFFY THE CLASSROOM GUINEA PIG When Fluffy enters the Best Pets Contest, a pesky flea threatens to derail the entire competition.
* HORACE & MORRIS BUT MOSTLY DOLORES Three mice promise to be friends forever. But when Horace and Morris join the Mega-Mice Club (for boys only!), and Dolores becomes a Cheese Puff (for girls only!), what will happen to their friendship?
* HOW I BECAME A PIRATE Young Jeremy Jacob would love to sail away and be a pirate -- no vegetables, no manners, no bedtime, and no rules at all! He soon discovers that there's really no place like home.
* IF YOU GIVE A PIG A PANCAKE A bossy pig's demands frazzle a little girl in this hilarious lesson about cause-and-effect.
* LILLY'S BIG DAY Lilly's teacher is getting married, and she just knows that she'll be a great flower girl, despite the fact that Mr. Slinger has already asked his niece. When she suffers a bout of stage fright, it's up to Lilly to save the day!
* THE PAPER BAG PRINCESS When a ferocious dragon smashes Princess Elizabeth's castle, burns all her fancy clothes, and kidnaps the prince, she dons a paper bag and comes to the rescue. Target is the National Tour Sponsor of this production.
Tickets: $8 in advance, $10 day of
Rainbow Fish
Tuesday, June 9th at 9:30am & 11:30am
Marcus Pfistera's best-selling tale, has delighted children since its publication, with its shimmering foil-stamped illustrations and simple yet compelling storyline. Now this beloved book has been adapted for the musical stage! With one of-a-kind whimsy and eye catching appeal, The Rainbow Fish, The Musical Shines. It is bound to be enjoyed by both the young and the young-at-heart.
Tickets $8 in advance, $10 day of